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Python API for the Blink Home Security Camera System
This is based off the documentation at: https://github.com/MattTW/BlinkMonitorProtocol
import blink
b = blink.Blink()
events = b.events()
an_event = events[0]
mp4_data = b.download_video(an_event)
This assumes you have a file ~/.blinkconfig
that looks like this:
me@somewhere.net: my_password
Alternatively, you can init Blink like so:
b = blink.Blink(email='me@somewhere.net', password='my_password')
Blink eventually deletes old video clips. If you want to archive your videos locally, run:
$ python -m blink --archive path/to/archive_dir
Typically this would be put into a cron job.
Function | Description | Implemented | Works |
---|---|---|---|
connect() | Client login to the Blink Servers. | yes | yes |
networks() | Obtain information about the Blink networks defined for the logged in user. | yes | yes |
sync_modules(network) | Obtain information about the Blink Sync Modules on the given network. | yes | yes |
arm(network) | Arm the given network (start recording/reporting motion events). | yes | yes |
disarm(network) | Disarm the given network (stop recording/reporting motion events. | yes | yes |
command_status() | Get status info on the given command. | yes | unknown |
homescreen() | Return information displayed on the home screen of the mobile client. | yes | yes |
events(network) | Get events for a given network (sync module). | yes | yes |
download_video_by_address | Get a video clip using its address. | yes | yes |
download_video(event) | Get a video clip from the events list. | yes | yes |
download_thumbnail(event) | Get a thumbnail from the events list. | yes | no |
cameras(network) | Gets a list of cameras. | yes | yes |
clients() | Gets information about devices that have connected to the blink service. | yes | yes |
regions() | Gets information about supported regions. | yes | yes |
health() | Gets information about system health. | yes | yes |
capture_video(camera) | Captures a new video for a camera. | no | |
capture_thumbnail(camera) | Captures a new thumbnail for a camera. | no | |
unwatched_videos() | Gets a list of unwatched videos. | no | |
delete(video) | Deletes a video. | no |
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Python API for the Blink Home Security Camera System
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